Chapter 206

Li Ke cut his hands on his back and went straight to the main hall of the censor's mansion without saying a word.

The seats and beds in the hall were well arranged, and they were obviously ready to meet Li Ke. Today, the size of the official will only be careful to stand in the hall, the atmosphere of children dare not.

Li Ke sat down on the hall with almost no expression on his face. A pair of eyes coldly swept all the people in the hall. He was silent for a long time, but did not speak.

The atmosphere in the hall was almost suffocating. Although it was cold weather in early spring, Zhao Chong's forehead was sweating, while Wu facao's legs were shaking slightly.

Seeing that the atmosphere was so awkward and stagnant, Quan Wanji stepped forward and came to Li Ke's side. He bent down, arched his hand and whispered, "Your Highness, please calm down I've heard all the things before. It's also a misunderstanding. "

"Quan Changshi, in fact, you are over worried. I'm not angry." Li Ke suddenly smiles. He waved his hand easily. "I'm new here. I know you today. In this way, I don't think I will be caught as a water ghost again? "

"Ha ha..." The officers and generals on the scene all squeezed out a burst of dry laughter, and the atmosphere was somewhat lively. Wu facao and Zhao Chong were more and more nervous, and their faces with bitter smile were worse than those with tears.

Li Ke is more relaxed and casual. He touched his belly and said, "sit down, everyone. I'm really hungry. The food in prison is not what people eat. What are you waiting for? Come on

"Thank you for your seat!" All the officials took a breath and sat down one after another.

Quan Wanji stands aside and looks at Li Ke. For a moment, he is very confused. He doesn't know what Li Ke means. He thought: according to his Highness's past character. Today, with such injustice and humiliation, it's time to be furious and even whip people. Now what's the matter? How do you feel that he's a little enigmatic?

"Quan Changshi, you can take a seat and have a banquet." Li Ke said with a smile, and pointed to the seat next to his next head.

Quan Wanji had to smile bitterly and return a salute, saying: "thank your Highness for giving me a seat. But shouldn't this seat be reserved for general Qin? "

"No. He will definitely not come to the party today. You sit down Li Ke waved his hand and said with a mysterious smile.

Quan Wanji laughs helplessly and shakes his head. He knows that Li Ke and Qin mubai, the two best friends, are both brilliant characters. What is the plot between them? Can they tell the truth or guess the clue? Just let them go and see how Li Ke behaves today.

A moment later, the banquet was presented, and you all ate separately. Li Ke was really hungry. He ate half full before he had any idea how to deal with the officials.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have traveled thousands of miles from the capital to Xiangzhou. If I am not familiar with my life and land, I will rely on my colleagues to help me in the future." Li Ke got up with a glass of wine, left the table and went to the hall. All the others put down their chopsticks and sat down in front of their lapels and listened.

"Among the colleagues here, except for the long history Quan Wanji who came with me and Wu facao and Zhao Xiaowei who met with me in a hurry, I don't know any of them." Li Ke said with a smile, "why don't you take the initiative to introduce yourself? Well, start with the state. Under the long history is Sima. Where is Sima in Xiangzhou? "

"Here is my humble duty!" An official in red robe got up in a hurry, went to the hall and bowed down to Li Kezheng. He said in a respectful voice, "I'll see you, your highness! He was 38 years old and was an official in Jingzhao. In the second year of Zhenguan, he took the post of Sima in Xiangzhou for more than three years

"Weismar, well, nice to meet you." Li Ke nodded with a smile on his face. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "what's the relationship between Sima and doctor Wei in Chang'an?"

"To your highness. His humble ancestors came from the Wei family in Guanlong, and they are related to the Wei family in Chang'an. " Wei Xiaochen replied.

Li Ke looked at Wei Xiaochen carefully. He was a little surprised: "it's really disrespectful that Wei Sima came from such a famous family!"

"Dare not, dare not!" Wei Xiaochen's face was full of a smile, and he was vaguely proud that he couldn't discern. He quickly said, "Your Highness has two dynasties of royal blood, which is really precious!"

Li Ke nodded and motioned Wei Xiaochen to sit back. They met each other face to face.

Tang Dynasty pays attention to family background. Chang'an Weishi is a typical family.

Next, one person took the initiative to introduce himself to Li Ke. In this current environment, you don't have to guess that he should be the highest ranking official among the officials present. Not surprisingly, Du Chengyuan, one of Qin mubai's lieutenants, is a man with a powerful face but a somewhat elegant appearance.

Coincidentally, this man was also an official of Jingzhao. He was born in the family of Guan long at the same time as Wei Xiaochen. He was also related to Du Ruhui, the Prime Minister of the founding of the country!

There is a common saying in later generations, "Weidu in the south of the city, five feet to the sky." it is no longer appropriate to use this to describe the full family of Enron between Wei and Du in Chang'an.

Wei's family and Du's family are both well-known families in the Tang Dynasty. Their families are prosperous and wealthy. There are many talented people in the family. Since the Northern Wei Dynasty, there have been many prime ministers and generals, and they have been married to the royal family. They also have close ties with other famous families. Nowadays, Wei and Du are very popular in Chang'an, because Li Shimin took Wei's daughter as his concubine, and Du Ruhui is the leader of the Du family.Li Ke never expected that the nephew of Wei and Du families in Xiangzhou would be an official here! If it were not for the prince himself, but for ordinary officials, Wei Xiaochen and Du Chengyuan would not have paid attention to him!

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Right now. In prison.

Qin mubai asks the Gaozi to invite Chen Yan to the innermost cell, which is the iron cell that the Gaozi threaten to lock him and Li Ke in.

Face to face, Qin mubai could hardly recognize Chen Yan for a moment.

The heroine, who used to be valiant, now has a fishy look on her hair, a pale face, and the sound of her hands and feet. So harsh.

"Why are you looking at me like this?" Chen Yan's corners of the mouth gently stirred up for a while and said with a smile, "this is not the expression that old friends should have when they meet again."

"You sit first." Qin mubai said to the door again, "sunspot, let the prisoner untie the shackles."

"No more." Chen Yan light way, "just now that prison son is ready to give me solution.". I refused

"Why?" Qin mubai was surprised.

"Because I killed people. I'm on death row." Chen Yan still said indifferently, "the murderer should die. Since you are an official, the more you can't abuse the official power, the worse the king's law is."

Qin mubai was speechless for a moment, and his brows twisted again.

"To see you again. I'm happy. " Chen Yan gave a smile, lifted her hands, let the shackles bite, and said, "it's a pity that I'm a prisoner under the stairs. I can't drink with you."

"Tell me. What's the matter? " Qin mubai asked.

Chen Yan micro smile, said: "is it necessary? It is an indisputable fact that I killed seventeen people in a row. I should be punished for the crime. Even if it's the emperor, I can't be pardoned. I know you want to save me, but can you cover your mouth. In the end, isn't it a fire? I don't want to hurt you. "

"Then it's a friend's chat. You should always be able to tell me why you killed the seventeen people?" Qin mubai asked.

Chen Yan was silent for a moment and nodded: "since you want to listen so much, ok..."

It turns out. After spending some time in Jiangzhou, Chen Yan is ready to go back to Jiangnan by boat to take care of some things. That night, it was near baguidu in Xiangzhou. There was a sudden scream and fighting on the river, and a fire broke out in a boat not far ahead.

Chen Yan was originally a chivalrous person wandering in the river and lake. She did not hesitate to jump the boat and swim in the past, ready to save people. There was a fight on that boat. And it's coming to an end. Seventeen assassins in black have killed all the people on the ship and searched all the treasure and goods on the ship. They are preparing to escape. Chen Yan's appearance makes the other party very surprised, and immediately starts to kill people.

At that time, she was in a hurry to save people. She didn't want to escape at all, so she fought with the other side. After the fierce battle, all the other 17 people were killed by her sword. At this time, the fire on the ship was getting bigger and bigger. Chen Yan searched the boat, but found no one alive. At this time, she knew that this was a lucky ship of salt Lords - that is to say, she had no intention of mediating into the fight between salt lords!

Just at this time, several official boats came and blocked Chen Yan.

Before that, Chen Yan's boat had already run away, far away from the ten mile waterway. There was a huge fire and dozens of bodies at the scene. No one had witnessed her. She didn't like the people of the government. At this time, she knew that it was difficult to argue, so she dived decisively to escape. The officers and soldiers were well prepared to scratch her out of the water with deep-water crossbows and spears. A big net caught her.

Later, she was put on death row without trial. From the beginning to the end, there was not even a cell that dared to approach her, let alone half a person who dared to talk to her. So far, Chen Yan has no idea what kind of people she killed.

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When Chen Yan says it, Qin mubai looks at her. I saw the scars on her body, such as the shoulder, the bone of the lute and so on. Some of the scars had been crumpled and almost stuck with her clothes.

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Chen Yan said with a smile: "this is the story. I know I didn't kill good people. But no matter good or bad people are killed, I'll die, won't I? "

"That's not how you used to be." Qin Mu Bai twisted his brow and said, "it's certainly not the first time that you've been wandering in the Jianghu for so many years."

"Not bad." Chen Yan stood up and walked slowly for two steps. He turned his back and murmured, "after the Jiangzhou case, I vowed not to try the law by example any more, and I was ready to retire to my hometown and be a civilian woman. Because since then, I have understood that there are feelings, principles and laws in this world, and it is really unnecessary to solve all problems with cutting and sword. It's you and the Lord who made me understand that all the people in the government may not be the greedy and mediocre generation... "

"Then you don't have to be a scapegoat." Qin mubai said.

Chen Yan slightly but a Zheng, turn round to come over to bewilder of way: "you this words what meaning?"

"You just killed a group of people who should be killed. What's your crime?" Qin mubai gently picked the corner of his mouth and said in a soft voice, "if what I expected is not bad, what you killed should be the water ghost in the West River. These people, despotic, plunder the surface of the river. They dare to attack even the officials of grain and salt. They are the real criminals on death row! ""So what?" Chen Yan a little disappointed smile, "I'm just a civilian, no right to execute them. Isn't it? "

"I say you have, then you have." Qin mubai said with a mysterious smile, "I can't say that you are a secret envoy sent by someone from Qin, specially for investigating the water ghost case in the west river channel?"

"This..." Chen Yan's eyes brightened, but she still shook her head. "Isn't that right? You haven't even taken office in Xiangzhou. How can you send a secret envoy to inquire about the water ghost in Xihe River? Is this not deceiving oneself? "

"Oh! Logically speaking, it's really unreasonable. " Qin mubai said with a smile, "however, many things in officialdom are often unreasonable and reasonable. Because my officials are bigger than them, that's what I say. What's more, the water ghosts in the west river channel are so evil that everyone has to be punished. Even if other people understand that I have deliberately found an excuse to excuse you, they have no nonsense to talk about. In this way, it is tenable in terms of friendship, reason and law. "

“……” Chen Yan was silent for a long time.

"Chen Yan, I have to help you out." Qin mubai said firmly.

"I hope I don't give you any trouble..." Chen Yan gently twists her brows and stares into Qin mubai's eyes, solemnly saying.

"Don't worry." Qin mubai relaxed and confident smile, "if this small matter I also put injustice, it is really a white muddle - come with me, now!"

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